Calne (Sunday 13th September 2020)

I always keep an eye out for cats wherever I am but they have become rarer and rarer in the outdoors over the last few years, I have found, and also when one is encountered they are more likely to slope away. At last, this one was quite obliging, although it was taken with a long lens (850mm equivalent).

So much clearer in Large (Full Screen) view

L.
14.9.2020 (2114 hr)

Blip #3297 (#3046 + 250 archived blips taken 27.8.1960-18.3.2010)
Consecutive Blip #004
Blips/Extras In 2020 #149/267 + #058/100 Extras
Day #3825 (778 gaps from 26.3.2010)
LOTD #2442 (#2283 + 159 in archived blips)

Calne series
Cats series

Taken with Nikon Coolpix P900 (24-2000mm equivalent bridge camera)

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
The Miracles - Do You Love Me (recorded 1962, Hitsville, Detroit MI)
Motown had its first UK hit in April-May 1964 with Mary Wells' My Guy, while the label was licensed to Stateside. At the same time the British label put out a compilation of the most successful Motown acts it represented. It was called The ‘Sound’ Of The R&B Hits and for many people at the time it was their first exposure to the Motown sound as a specific entity. The compilers at Stateside were probably not so familiar with the material themselves and made some eccentric choices. For examples two of the Miracles' best known tunes, Shop Around and Way Over There, were included but in album track versions by Mary Wells and the Marvelettes. Ace Records have just re-released the album but have doubled it in length to 28 tracks, adding some of the quirky omissions from the original album, such as the Miracles' You Really Got A Hold On Me and the Marvelettes' Please Mr Postman, both well known over here in versions by the Beatles.
According to Wikipedia, "Berry Gordy wrote Do You Love Me with the intention that The Temptations, who had no Top 40 hits to their name yet, would record it. However, when Gordy set out to locate the group and record the song, they were nowhere to be found (the Temptations had not been made aware of Gordy's intentions and had departed Motown's Hitsville USA recording studio for a local Detroit gospel music showcase).
"After spending some time looking for the Temptations, Gordy ran into the Contours in the hallway. Wanting to record and release Do You Love Me as soon as possible, Gordy decided to let them have his "sure-fire hit" instead of the Temptations. The Contours, who were in danger of being dropped from the label after their first two singles failed to chart, were so elated at Gordy's offer that they immediately began hugging and thanking him."
It went on to become a big US hit (over here it was covered by Brian Poole and the Tremoloes and got to number one), but on The ‘Sound’ Of The R&B Hits a later version by the Miracles was chosen that used the very same backing track, with the Funk Brothers featuring Huey Davis (guitar), Joe Hunter (piano), James Jamerson (bass) and Benny Benjamin (drums) from 3rd June 1962, coming from the album The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey.
That album has not been re-released on CD and I had never heard their version until this day.

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Calne Pop Up Pocket Park